[OnyxCougar]

I had heard of and seen traffic jams in New York on the movies and such, and was astonished to see one INSIDE the AIRPORT. Several Terminals are undergoing construction, and therefore, traffic has been diverted from normal routes throughout the complex, snarling traffic. Finally arriving at Terminal One, an hour later, our knuckles white on the poles of the shuttle bus, and teeth clenched in an effort not to physically maim Toothless, we fled the bus as if it was on fire. We walked into the terminal and immediately ran to check in, where we were advised they were already boarding the plane. We still had to get thru security. Grabbing our tickets and fleeing down the halls like madwomen, we arrive, breathless, at the Security Checkpoint. We managed to get through with no problem, and got to the gate, handed our boarding passes to the friendly agent, and walked down the jetway.

Thus began the long flight to Vienna. Because the wind was at our back, the flight was actually an hour shorter than expected. Going through the in flight magazine, it took a half hour to determine if the movies were free, and then figure out which ones we wanted to watch. Once we figured it out, it took us another 15 minutes to figure out how to manipulate our little remote control pads properly, to get to the film section, only to discover that only 5 of the 30 movies in the magazine were available for viewing. We were served a dinner, then, since the plane was just over half full, we got up and laid down across some seats in the back. And just for the record, I need 4 seats across to be comfortable, not 3. So laying across 3 seats, I tried to sleep. Kelle took 2 in the corner.